Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn., which belongs to the family Combretaceae, is a
large, evergreen and medicinally important tree. T. arjuna is a sacred medicinal plant with
phytochemical and pharmacological profile [1] and has been widely used in Indian Ayurvedic
system of medicine for the cure of a number of diseases from thousands of years. Its bark
extract has a significant prophylactic and therapeutic beneficial effect on protection of the heart
against ISO-induced CHF possibly through maintaining endogenous antioxidant enzyme
activities, inhibiting lipid peroxidation and cytokine levels [2]. In addition, T. arjuna is a very
good anticoagulant, hypocholsteremic, antihypertensive, antibacterial, and antiviral agent
[3–5]. It is also useful in curing cancer and prevents carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic
and renal disorders [6, 7]. A novel endophytic Taxol-producing fungus Chaetomella raphigera
has been isolated from T. arjuna [8]. It is also a valuable source of various nonwood forest
products (NWFP) that plays an important role in the pharmaceutical, sericulture, tannin, and
leather industries. Terminalia species are the backbone of the Tasar silk industry, as the leaves
of these tree species are the ideal food for the tasar silkworm (Antherae amylitta) [9].